Community Impact

Sandy Valentine, health promotion manager for the division of Student Health and Wellness, stands outside the UConn Recovery Community’s current home in the Cordial Storrs House on Oct. 12, 2022.

‘No One is Expecting You to Be Perfect’

UConn's Recovery Community Center offers a supportive space for students, faculty, staff, and allies

A woman in chest waders stands in a stream, taking scientific measurements.

The Travails of an Alewife: Dams, Drought, and Climate Change

UConn researchers are studying the alewife – a threatened species and vital food web component -- for clues on how CT waterways and their inhabitants will adapt to climate change

Giselle Malloy

Meet the Undergraduate Researcher: Giselle Malloy, CAHNR

Giselle Malloy '23 has a passion for environmental justice that has led to intriguing undergraduate research opportunities in water stewardship. This profile is part of a series for UConn's Month of Discovery.

Students in motion along Route 195 in front of Whitney Hall.

UConn Participation in Fee-Free Application Day Underscores Commitment to Access, Affordability

A commitment to removing financial barriers that could dissuade talented students from applying

A generous donation will help Master Gardeners at Auerfarm in Bloomfield grow more healthy food for Foodshare clients.

A Gardening Renaissance Brings New Opportunities from UConn Extension

Pandemic or no pandemic, the UConn Master Gardener Program has connected Connecticut residents with resources to grow their knowledge as well as their gardens

The UConn Health Pulse Podcast logo.

Podcast: Serving the Underserved; Primary Care Outlook

Dr. Bruce Gould, UConn School of Medicine professor emeritus, explains how delivering care to underserved populations serves needs of today while preparing the next generation of health care providers to serve the needs of tomorrow.

UConn Researchers Assessing the Aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Remote sensing experts applied their expertise to satellite imagery of the storm's aftermath, in hopes the information will aid in rescue efforts

Empty rows of desks in a classroom.

Finding Gifted Learners Through Language Barriers

Through Project EAGLE, UConn researchers are working to identify gifted math students among English Language learners

Adriana Suria '24, a nutritional sciences major and participant in Bridging the Gap.

Opening Doors through the Bridging the Gap Research Program

Underrepresented students build research skills in food, nutrition, and health through an experiential summer program

Student working in the CVMDL on campus.

UConn Lab Helps Detect First Case of Foreign Rabbit Disease in Connecticut

The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL) helped detect the highly contagious pathogen, which is often fatal in domestic and wild rabbits